Combined step-ladder and ironing-board.



H. HOEGLUND.

COMBINED STEP LADDER AND IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I9. 1915.

1,153,430., 'PatentedSept. 14, 1915.

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H. HOEGLUND.

COMBINED STEP LADDER AND IRONIN'G BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I9. 1915 1,153,439., Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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wiwemo HERMAN HOEGLUZN'D, OF .I-LAWLEY, MINNESOTA, .ASSIGNOR 20F ONE-HALF 'ZDO SVEN B. WICDLUND, OF .HAWLEY, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED STEP-LADDER AiND IRONING-BOARD.

Application fiieflJune 19, 1915.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1,. HERMAN HoneLUNn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hawley, in the county of Clay and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Combined "Step- Ladders and Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My present invention pertains to new and useful improvements in household furniture and has particular reference to the provision of a combined step-ladder and ironingboard.

The principal object of the invention is to construct a device of the character stated which is simple in construction, win be durable and efiicient in service and may be easily and quickly converted from a stepladder to an ironing-board, or vice versa from an ironing-board to a step-ladder.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein there has been illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention, as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the device assembled for use as a step-ladder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device set up for use as an ironing-board. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation looking in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the ironing-board with the leg thereof in folded po sition. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the ironingboard supporting leg; and Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66, of Fig. 2.

As embodied in the accompanying drawings, the combination article includes a ladder body 10, an ironing-board 11, a pair of ladder legs 12 and 13, and a brace member composed of two pivotally united sections 14 and 15.

The ladder body 10 includes two side rails 16 and 17 which are connected by a plurality of steps 18. At one end of the ladder body is arranged a relatively small iron or metal rod 19, the function of which will be Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedi'Sept. 1d, 1915.

Serial No. 35,5163.

hereinafter described. Between the terminals of the members 16 and 17, :at the other end of the ladder body is mounted a relatively wide step or head board 20, the lateral tnunnions 121 of which are projected through openings 22 in the members 16 and 17 to serve as pintle supports for the head :board. To the outer edge of the head board is secured one terminal of the ironing-board l1, nails, screws or any other equivalent fastening devices being employed. To the lower face of the ironing board is pivotally attached, as by means of a bolt or pin 23 and a plate 241, 'a brace or leg 25, in one longitudinal edge of which and adjacent the free end thereof is formed a notch 26. This notch 26. is adapted to receive the edge of one ref the step members 18 in a manner which will he hereinafter more fuirly :disclosed in connection with the description of the use of the device as an ironing-board.

The step ladder legs 12 and 13 are pivotally connected to the members 16 and 17 against the outer face thereof by means of an axle 27 A transverse metal rod 28 connects the outer or free ends of these members 12 and 13 and serves as a pivotal sup port for one end of the member 14:. The other end of the member 14 is provided in on longitudinal edge with a notch 29 which is adapted to receive the rod 19 when the device is set up for use as a step ladder, as will be hereinafter more fully described. The one longitudinal edge of the member 15 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced notches 30 which also are adapted to receive the rod 19 when the device is set up for use as an ironing-board.

From the foregoing description of the structural details of the article, the manner in which it may be converted from a stepladder to an ironing-board, or vice versa, from an ironing-board to a step-ladder, will now be readily appreciated. In this connection it will be seen upon particular reference to Fig. 2, that when the article is used as an ironing-board, the ladder section is first extended and the members 1 1 and 15 are then unfolded to lie at length on the floor. The rod 19 of the ladder body is engaged in the terminal'notch 30 of the member 15 and the members 14 and 15 and the ladder section are thus held in position to serve as cross supporting legs for the ironing-board 11. The member 11 is supported from horizontal position by unfolding the brace or leg 25 and engaging the notch 26 thereof with the edge of the step' indicated at 31.

When it is desired to convert the article into a step-ladder, the member is disengaged from the rod 19 and is folded so that the terminal notch 30 will engage the rod 28. The brace is then folded to lie against the lower face of the ironing board 11 and the legs 16 and 17 are then swung to that the form of this invention illustrated in the drawings, and referred to in the above description as the preferred embodiment, is the most efiicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of this device will necessarily vary, it is desirable to emphasize the V fact that various minor changes in the de- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for tails of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is A combination step-ladder and ironingboard including a ladder body, an ironingboard swingingly attached to one terminal thereof, a pair of supporting legs pivoted to the ladder body, and a foldable brace carried by the legs, said brace being engageable, when folded, with the ladder body for holding the same in position for use as a step-ladder, said brace being also engageable when unfolded and extended, with the ladder body for holding the same in position to act as a support for the ironing-board, and a pivoted brace carried by the ironingboard and engageable with the ladder body for supporting the ironing-board in hori- V zontal position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two wltnesses.

HERMAN HOEGLUND.

Witnesses S. B. WIDLUND, D. G. JoHNsoN.

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Washington, D. G. 

